Building anticipation for its arrival with a series of immersive and critically acclaimed maxi-singles, underground hip-hop titans Atmosphere proudly present their new album WORD? today via Rhymesayers Entertainment.

After setting the stage with a pair of impressive maxi-singles, simply titled "WORD? Side A" and "WORD? Side B", the group returned with “WORD? Side C” last month. The latter maxi-single churned out over half-a-million streams in a few weeks’ time fueled by the high-powered and head-spinning posse cut “Pressed” [feat. Anwar HighSign, BlackLiq, Sa-Roc, Haphduzn, & Lateef the Truthspeaker], earning critical acclaim from HotNewHipHop, who summed “Pressed” up best as simply “giant.”

In advance of the full album’s release, tracks from WORD? have cumulatively surpassed 5 million total streams and counting with highlights such as “Woes” and "Clocked," just to name a few. Right out of the gate, mxdwn claimed, “‘Woes’ plays with futuristic and funky sounds to complete its deep yet light hearted message,” while HotNewHipHop stated “it’s all Atmosphere, who remain in fine form both lyrically and behind the boards.”

As always, Atmosphere have constructed a carefully crafted and cohesive vision with the full tracklisting. This time around, Slug and Ant welcomed collaborators such as Evidence, Sa-Roc, and Nikki Jean. In addition, they joined forces with Aesop Rock and gone-too-soon icon MF DOOM for “Barcade”, a track that expands upon the inimitable creative chemistry the trio shared 20 years ago on "Put Your Quarter Up", the last time all three were together on one song. The song serves as a fitting tribute for their fallen friend and a closing chapter for their collaboration. Check out the full tracklisting below.

Fittingly, Atmosphere also just unveiled an action-packed animated music video for “Barcade”, directed by Rob Shaw. In following with the video game theme of their collaborations, the 90's console-inspired visuals depict each MC as a "final boss" of their own game level, spitting their verses as unbeatable otherworldly supervillains who quite literally devour any challengers.

WORD? is out now- https://rse.lnk.to/WORD